was in that movie, right? >> oh, man, that kind of morning. 50 minutes past the hour. and beyonce says read my lips. ♪ was still there >> oh, yes, girl. she can sing, huh? >> a week and a half late. her loud and proud answer to the lip syncing controversy. any questions? live to the big easy next. >>> welcome back to "early start." beyonce's star-spangled response to the controversy over her lip syncing. beyonce, headlining sunday's super bowl halftime show, answered her critics like this in song. carlos diaz actually witnessed it live. he is in new orleans this morning. no lip syncing, right? >> reporter: no. zoraida, i covered hollywood for roughly a decade for "extra" before coming to cnn. yesterday, beyonce provided with me by far the coolest moment i have ever seen when it comes to celebrities in hollywood. basically, here we, we're the press, we're ready to go. come on, beyonce, come on out, we're going to pepper you. and she's like, you know what? let me sing it. here you go. ♪ and the home of the brave the brave ♪ any questions? >> let me just say what everyone is thinking. that was t